Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 19

The next morning, Allison left for an overseas conference,

When Ella called, Stephanie couldn’t help but smirk. “Tell your cousin to say fat for a lot longer Alton’s gone Shell out of town for about a month

Ella sounded surprised. “How do you know that? Did she call you?”

Stephanie: “Yeah, she called me at 1 AM last night.”

Ella let out a small laugh. “She called you at 1 AM to tell you her schedule? Is the crazy?

She knew doctors had weird hours, but I AM? That was a new level of bizarre for Allison

Stephanie laughed, “Actually, she called about Olivia.”

Ella was intrigued. “Olivia? What happened to her?”

Stephanie paused, and then she replied, “She got admitted to the hospital last night. Apparently, she’s got a bunch of diseases.”

Ella’s voice immediately shifted, a mix of shock and confusion. “A bunch? How many? What kind of diseases?”

Stephanie filled her in on everything she knew, and Ella was stunned.

Just yesterday, she’d seen Olivia and Chris at a gynecology clinic, and she’d assumed it was because Olivia was pregnant.

Turns out, it was because she was seriously sick.

Stephanie recalled what Allison told her yesterday. “Uterine cancer, heart disease, and I think liver cancer too.”

Ella gasped, her voice shaky. “What… how does she have so many diseases? And uterine cancer? How does that even happen?”

Like Stephanie, Ella seemed to think uterine cancer was something that came with an indulgent lifestyle.

uterine cancer, her tone

“How would I know? Allison said she’s an ‘ethical doctor, so she

Chris and Olivia have a future. I mean, what kind of family would want a

conservative.”

knew she was the daughter of a nanny, and that was enough for them to disapprove.

found out about her serious health problems, there was no way they’d ever accept her as Chris’s

of the Ashford family are gonna do whatever it takes to stop Chris from getting back together with her.

surprised if they start pushing for

feeling the Ashfords would be desperate to lock Stephanie down now–especially since she was from the

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was the

Ella wasn’t wrong.

a close

her hospitalization the night before and were especially concerned about the one thing they could

breakfast before heading to the studio.

from Chris’s mom. “Stefi, come by for lunch today, I’ll cook your favorite dishes, Chris will pick you

but I’ve got a lot going on this afternoon. I won’t be able to

project, and she wasn’t about to leave it to

“Is this about Olivia?

want to be rude, but Grace was

“Or should I come find

finally gave in, mostly out of respect. “Okay, I’ll come by at noon.”

letting up, so it seemed easier to just go and

clear up whatever hope the Hart family had about her and Chris.

after hanging up, a strange number flashed

She answered, “Hello?”

Chris’s

almost hung up right away. The sound of his voice already had her